State-by-state quickie guide: Hurricane emergency orders for truckers

States suspending all fees for oversize/overweight loads, as long as they meet the individual state requirements for size, weight and are properly labeled, marked, flagged and escorts only:

Alabama

Arkansas

Kansas

New York

Nebraska (on transporting mobile homes only)

Nevada

Utah

States waiving fees for trip permits only:

Connecticut

Colorado

Georgia (must obtain permit at weigh station upon entering GA)

Illinois

Maine

Mississippi

Montana (must have FEMA letter)

Nebraska

New Mexico

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Vermont

West Virginia

States waiving BOTH trip permits and oversize/overweight:

Florida

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky (must get os/ow permit, no fees)

Louisiana

Missouri

New Jersey (must get os/ow permit, no fees)

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Ohio

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Wisconsin

Utility companies:

North Carolina waives the requirements for utility companies from IRP

IFTA waivers:

Ohio - for relief loads

Mississippi - for relief loads

Red dyed fuel - states issued waivers

California

Georgia

Michigan

Virginia

DOT Hazmat exemptions:The U.S. DOT has issued emergency exemption waiving the enforcement of hazmat requirements for loads related to recovery and relief efforts in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

TSA Hazmat EndorsementsTSA has waived certain hazmat regs for the disaster states and have loosened up hazmat endorsement requirements. Here's how OOIDA's Rick Craig explains that. This exemption applies to drivers applying for a new hazmat endorsement. Not renewals or transfers, but new "HMEs."

The drivers must go through the application and fingerprinting process. They must undergo a name-based check and get results before an HME gets issued. Drivers must demonstrate they are hauling hazmat into the affected area. The state can issue an HME prior to receiving a favorable result on the background check. In a nutshell, Craig says you've got to go through all the steps but the state CAN give it to you before getting the results. If the results are bad, they can revoke it.